Re:Time Has No Meaning at the North Pole
by KineticLensman on Thursday March 19, 2020 @10:32AM
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I always find it interesting that as I sit here on the south coast of England, Glasgow in Scotland is significantly further away (approx 450 mi) than the ISS when it orbits overhead. It's one of those details that shows that 'low Earth orbit' really does mean 'low'.
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It is really well illustrated here https://what-if.xkcd.com/58/
Re:Time Has No Meaning at the North Pole
by KineticLensman on Thursday March 19, 2020 @01:54PM
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Yes, I have always loved this xkcd and even once sketched a version myself to someone I was having a debate with.